The many restrictions Iranian mothers face, the rights they do not enjoy
The many restrictions Iranian mothers face and the many rights they do not enjoy. According to...
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Families and witnesses seeking justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre
Speeches by Mehri Omrani, Behnaz Attarzadeh, and Mother Hamdam Some of the former political prisoners, families,...
Reopening of schools in Iran on the verge of the sixth coronavirus wave
Schools in Iran are going to start their work on September 25. In Iranian culture, the...
Honor killings of young women sanctioned by misogynist laws
Not a week goes by in Iran without the honor killings of young women making news...
Seeking justice for the 1988 massacre, witnesses and families speak out
Speeches by Batool Majani, Soheila Dashti, Laya Gohari, and Fatemeh KhazAli to the rally in Stockholm...
Female farmers in Iran marginalized and deprived of modern agriculture
Despite their vital importance to rural economies, women are marginalized from the industrial, agricultural sector and...
Under the mullahs’ ominous shadow, suicides in Iran reached 41,000 annually
The women’s suicide rate in Iran is the highest in the Middle East On World Suicide...
Literacy in Iran – women, and girls make up two-thirds of illiterates
Literacy in Iran - women, and girls make up two-thirds of illiterates September 8 marks International...
Getting to know the new Women and Family Affairs director in Iran
Ensieh KhazAli became the 13th government’s Women and Family Affairs director under the clerical regime. On...
At least 3 million women toil as underground workers in Iran
Female workers have always been one of the least seen sectors of Iranian society. There are...
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We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.